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New Dragon Quest Wars DSiWare Screens

Dragon Quest Wars is a DSiWare grid-based strategy game featuring every DQ fan's favourite, quirky Dragon Quest monsters developed by Nintendo's Intelligent Systems (Advance Wars, Super Paper Mario, Fire Emblem) and published by Square Enix on the DSi's download service. Players will be able to choose from several modes and maps, assemble their own unique squad and battle in classic Dragon Quest fashion. Players will place monsters into position with their stylus and select magic cards to execute attacks. They can win battles by either defeating all enemy squad members or entering your opponent's goal zone. With the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, players can also skirmish with up to three other players from across the world. To stay on top, they will need to think fast—metal slime fast.

Dragon Quest Wars Features

Choose and assemble your 4-member squad from popular Dragon Quest monsters
Battle up to three other opponents - or battle a friend in Versus mode
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and DS Download Play Multiplayer

In Dragon Quest Wars, players control a team of up to four monsters at a time. That team is selected from a larger group of six monsters so players will need to choose and plan their strategies carefully before each battle as each monster has a unique feature and ability. A player can win a battle either when all enemy units are defeated or if one of their units crosses into an enemy's base.

Monster squads can be assembled from the following six monsters below. Players will need to learn their strengths and weaknesses in order to gain an advantage on the battlefield.

Slime

A mighty monster with a well balanced skill set. Slime can cast the magical "Frizz" in addition to a normal physical attack.

Abilities

Attack (Deals 1 point of physical damage)
Frizz (Deals 1 point of spell damage)
Defend (Reduces physical damage by 1 point)

Golem

A powerful monster with lots hit points who can use "Body Slam" which deals huge damage to an opponent. He can also save allies with a sacrificing move.

Abilities

Body Slam (Deals 2 points of physical damage, but the user loses 1 HP)
Selflessness (Shields an ally from an incoming attack by moving to their square)
Defend (Reduces physical damage by 1 point)

Hammerhood

Can use a wide-range attack which is able to damage multiple targets at once. Also has the ability to self-heal.

Abilities

Party Pooper (Deals physical damage across three squares)
Counter (Blocks an enemy's attack and deals 1 damage)
Meditation (Heals 1 HP before the beginning of the following round)

Healslime

Weak and unable to attack, but features a slew of helpful spells to heal and support his team.

Abilities

Heal (Restores 1 HP to the caster or an adjacent monster)
Kabuff (Reduces damage dealt by physical attacks by 1 for the caster and monsters in adjacent squares. Only effective once per round)
Kafizzle (Seals any Frizz, Sizz, Crack, or Heal spells within three squares of the caster)